Supplier Development Controller (2-year FTC)

Worcester Bosch; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Company bonus

Enhanced pension

Perkbox / My Benefits access

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on Bosch products

Cycle to work scheme

Self-service training platform access

Mentoring program

Job summary

Worcester Bosch is seeking a Supplier Development Controller in the Logistics Procurement Team to ensure timely material scheduling and inventory control across production and spares. You will lead supplier performance, foreign trade, and improvement projects to enhance procurement efficiency.

You’ll manage around 70 global suppliers, coordinate daily/weekly schedules, chase overdue deliveries and drive continuous improvement in OTIF and delivery performance while supporting SAP-based processes.

Qualifications

• Education in Business Management or Supply Chain is desirable but not essential.
• Experience in a Logistics environment is desirable.
• Proficiency with SAP, Excel, Word and Outlook required; Power BI and AI tools advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure 100% availability of raw material components for production and spares.
• Manage ~70 global suppliers and processing of daily/weekly material schedules.
• Chase overdue deliveries and resolve capacity/material bottlenecks in the supply chain.
• Drive improvements in OTIF and delivery performance with suppliers.
• Oversee inventory in line with KPIs and support foreign trade and customs topics.

Skills

Logistics experience

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

SAP

Power BI

AI packages

Attention to detail

Decision making

Problem solving

Communication skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Education

Business Management / Supply Chain degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Company Description

We’re the nation’s favourite heating brand, here to warm up people’s homes, lives, and futures.

From boilers, hybrids and heat pumps to solar thermal and smart controls, we’re giving our customers plenty of choice. With cutting-edge tech and research, we’re right in the thick of the drive for a better future of home heating.

It’s not all tools and tech. People are the real heart of our company. We connect with our customers to deliver genuinely helpful support, and we care about our employees and give them enriching careers. We work hard, we work together, and we work with a cause – delivering brilliant customer support and exceptional engineering.

As an organisation of more than 1,600 employees, we also take our role in the communities we serve seriously. From giving away free heating systems for community spaces, to our charity, education, and volunteer work – we’re no strangers to rolling our sleeves up, getting stuck in, and helping out.

If that sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, we’d love to meet you.

Come and work at Worcester Bosch.

Job Description We are excited to offer you the opportunity to join our Logistics department at the Distribution Centre as a Supplier Development Controller!

As a Supplier Development Controller in the Logistics Procurement Team, reporting to the Procurement Team Manager, you will ensure timely and inventory sensitive scheduling of components to support both production & spares. You will also manage supplier performance, handle foreign trade and customs compliance topics and contribute to projects that improve procurement efficiency.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring 100% availability of raw material components for production and spares usage at the Worcester and Clay Cross sites.
• Approximately 70 suppliers located globally.
• Processing daily / weekly material schedules with suppliers.
• Chasing suppliers to expedite overdue deliveries.
• Working with suppliers to overcome capacity and material bottlenecks within the global supply chain.
• Coordinating and driving improvement activities with suppliers to improve OTIF & delivery performance.
• Inventory management in line with departmental KPI’s.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives within the area to eliminate waste and streamlining of processes.
• Managing and supporting Foreign Trade and customs related topics.

Qualifications

Education requirements:

Degree in a Business Management / Supply Chain discipline is desired but not essential, or equivalent experience.

Skills & Attributes

• Experience of working within a Logistics environment is desirable.
• Computer literate with a good knowledge of the Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Outlook, and SAP – Power Bi and AI packages would be advantageous but not essential.
• Strong attention to detail, decision making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently with personnel from all levels of the business.
• Able to use own initiative with the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team.
• Experience of working within a fast moving environment coping with varying workloads, pressures and deadlines.
• Flexibility of approach towards working hours.

Additional Information

Deadline for Applications: 28/09/2026

Working Hours: 39 hours per week – standard working pattern of 08:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 – 16:00 Friday with a 1-hour lunchbreak

Working with us comes with the following benefits:

• Hybrid working options available
• 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays – additional service days accrued after 5 years
• Eligibility for our Company Performance Bonus
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Access to the Perkbox and My Benefits platforms giving access to discounts, group income protection and death in service benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP
• Discounts on products from across the Bosch Group
• Subsidised onsite café and canteen
• Health & wellbeing support including: over 200 trained mental health first aid champions, free of charge employee assistance programme and after 2 years’ service you gain eligibility for funding up to £150 per annum to support your personal wellbeing
• Access to Bosch Social Club membership offering you and up to 5 friends and family discounts on excursions and events
• Volunteering days
• Cycle to work scheme with discounts on push-bikes, e-bikes and accessories
• Policy to support growing families
• Access to self-service training platform containing over 200 Bosch approved programmes
• Networking opportunities across Bosch UK including a mentoring programme
• And more!
• We welcome applications from a range of candidates but please note that to apply for this position you must have the right to live and work in the UK from the start date of employment and for the duration of your employment.